Weekly Workout: 'Bat wing' can take a load off desk jockeys' shoulders

Trainer Cori Lefkowith of Innovative Results in Costa Mesa makes a funny motion when she approximates how we look in our offices, crouched over a computer keyboard. The neck is hunched, the fingers curled into claws. It's uncomfortable.

“We're all seated at desks like this all day,” she says.

The Scapular Wall Hold, also known as the “bat wing,” can open things up.

For the start of the new year, we'll keep it simple – and this exercise is as simple as it gets:

• Stand with your back to a wall, with the heels just a couple inches away from the wall.